Supervisory General Engineer

Supervisory General Engineer

Department: General Services Administration

Location(s): San Francisco, California, Lakewood, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Kansas City, Missouri, New York, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fort Worth, Texas, Tacoma, Washington

Salary Range: $127829 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: As a Supervisory General Engineer, you will provide direct supervision for Branch employees in the Engineering Section Unit 1. Location of position: GSA, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Service Categories, Supply Chain Operations Division, Engineering Section. San Francisco, CA; Lakewood, CO; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Fort Worth, TX and/or Tacoma, WA.

Major Duties:

• We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. As a Supervisory General Engineer, you will be responsible for performing the following duties: Provide leadership and supervision for the Engineering Section and Leads engineering and specification development work by a staff of several professional Engineers, and other multidisciplinary General Schedule and contract professionals. This includes setting priorities, assigning tasks, and ensuring the team meets performance goals. Develop and maintain Federal Product Descriptions (FPDs), Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs), Federal specifications, and other technical contract support documents, ensuring alignment with industry standards and technological advancements. Provide technical assistance and expert guidance to GSA and customer agencies on matters related to technical specifications, standards, and contract requirements, including evaluating requests for deviations and resolving complex technical issues. Supervise a team of professionals in analyzing Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs) for accuracy and completeness, overseeing technical reviews including National Stock Number (NSN) procurements, Ability One program Business Case Analysis (BCA) reviews, Special Order Program IPD technical writing, making recommendations to the Division Director on IPD reviews, and driving continuous improvement in the IPD technical writing process to enhance value and competition. Serve as a recognized technical authority, acting as a troubleshooter for management officials on diverse and complex issues, interpreting policies and regulations, and coordinating with regional and headquarters components to ensure consistency and effective program administration.

Qualifications: For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829.00 per year. Salary is dependent upon duty location. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS: A Degree in professional engineering OR a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience. For specifics on qualifying education and/or experience - use the following link: Basic Requirements for Engineer Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience serving as an engineer on multi-disciplinary engineering projects from start to finish. This experience must include: Providing requirements for technical contract support documents (e.g.: Product Descriptions (PD's), Commercial Item Descriptions (CID's), National Stock Number (NSN) and/or Item Purchase Descriptions (IPD's) for the acquisition of engineering commodities; Utilizing specialized tools and data analysis to manage contracts to ensure fair market pricing (e.g., Ability One program Business Case Analysis (BCA) tools); Drafting engineering reports to analyze technical problems, projects, or site conditions; AND Providing guidance to ensure compliance with engineering laws, policies, regulations and/or other engineering principles/operating guidelines. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

How to Apply: Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device. Note: Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA application. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your application. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your application from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now, you will be taken to the GSA site to complete the application process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the Confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Note: Review the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an application and/or submitting documentation - contact mgshelp@monster.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representative (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the application deadline You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions. Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-06